Six interstate cyber criminals held

The Nuh cyber police have arrested six interstate cyber criminals whose fraud network spanned several states. Six mobile phones, 10 SIM cards, one car and one motorcycle were seized from their possession.

According to the police, the arrested accused were identified as Arshad, Wasim, residents of Chittora village in Nuh district; Aamir of Lufri village in Nuh district; Sabir Khan, Jalaluddin, natives of Alwar district in Rajasthan, and Satyam Singh of Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh. All the accused were involved in online fraud, sextortion, impersonation, sending fake tax messages and defrauding people under the guise of buying old coins/notes for a long time.

Ayush Yadav, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said that all the accused had defrauded people of lakhs of rupees through mobile phones and social media.

Investigation revealed that Arshad and Wasim, using fake mobile numbers and posing as bank representatives or government officials, used to obtain OTP and bank details by luring people on the pretext of updating their KYC or prize money and then siphoned off money from their accounts. Aamir used to trap men by creating fake female profiles on social media and then blackmailed them by making obscene video calls and recordings. Sabir Khan used to cheat in the name of selling old coins and notes. Jalaluddin was responsible for opening fake bank accounts for others, while Satyam Singh operated the network from Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh.

“The arrested accused have links to other cyber gangs operating in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. They attempted to conceal their trail by transferring the proceeds to bank accounts and e-wallets in across the states. Several interstate numbers and IP addresses have been identified and further investigation is underway,” the ASP said.